Harkes too much for Clash

Published 4:00 am, Thursday, April 30, 1998

WASHINGTON - John Harkes, bounced from the U.S. national team two weeks ago, showed the Clash he has plenty of ability left.

The 31-year-old midfielder scored two spectacular goals and assisted on another Wednesday night as D.C. United breezed past San Jose, 3-1.

The Clash (2-5) have given up a total of seven goals in their last two losses. They played without two starting defenders: Wade Barrett, who sat after getting a red card his last game, and captain John Doyle, who twisted his left knee in warmups.

*Mauricio Cienfuegos scored in his third consecutive game as the Los Angeles Galaxy won an MLS-record 13th straight game, 2-0, over the host Kansas City Wizards.

*Claudio Lopez scored in the 84th minute as Argentina upset World Cup champion Brazil, 1-0, in an exhibition game in Rio de Janeiro.

Cardinal on the marquee&lt;

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The preseason NIT college basketball tournament announced the pairings for its November tournament, and the Stanford men's team will host a first-round game against Southern Methodist on Nov. 18.

Other prominent teams in the tourney are North Carolina, Illinois-Chicago, Purdue, Memphis, St. John's and UMass.

If Stanford wins two games, it would advance to the semifinals Nov. 25 at Madison Square Garden.

*Vince Carter's acrobatic career at North Carolina will close on Thursday after three seasons when he announces plans to jump to the NBA, sources at UNC said. Carter, a 6-foot-6 junior swingman, was scheduled to hold a news conference later Thursday.

*The UCLA men's basketball program was put on three years' probation Thursday by the NCAA for violating recruiting regulations and giving improper benefits to athletes.

Former coach Jim Harrick was cited for unethical conduct for lying to school officials during an investigation. He was fired just before the 1996 season began and now is coaching Rhode Island.

In addition to the probation, UCLA was ordered to reduce official visits by recruits by six for the 1998-99 and the 1999-2000 academic years. The violations took place from 1993-95.

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*San Jose State baseball used 18 hits, including five doubles, to beat Cal State Stanislaus, 14-5, in San Jose.

*The USF baseball team was blown out at Oklahoma State, 14-2.

*Dave Brown signed a two-year contract as a backup quarterback to Jake Plummer for the Arizona Cardinals.

*The NFL draft's No. 1 pick, Peyton Manning, was a passenger in a car that was rear-ended by a drunken driver early Wednesday morning. There were no injuries.

*The wrist injury that had sidelined Mary Joe Fernandez for five months forced the American to abandon her comeback Thursday in Bol, Croatia. Fernandez retired in the first set of her second-round match with Sandra Cecchini of Italy in the Bol Ladies Open, complaining of pain in the same right wrist that had caused the long layoff.&lt;

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